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Report Highlights Key Challenges and Support Needs for Early Career Faculty at MSIs

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However, being asked to return as a mentor each year since 2018 without being pregnant again has shown me that those tears were much more than a hormone-induced reaction. “As a proud member of the very first ELEVATE cohort in 2015, I had very few expectations. How to achieve tenure and publishing assistance is also on the agenda.

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Leading with Purpose: AABHE’s President Charts Path for Black Excellence

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The benefit for me is that I had really great mentors who just really encouraged me and provided me with opportunities to explore. Continually going back to that same campus was ideal because I still was able to connect with mentors and faculty and staff and it really just nurtured my journey in higher education, she says.

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From Small-Town Roots to National Honor: SC Native Receives State's Highest Award

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since 2018. Whether mentoring a young scholar or speaking at a community event, Dr. Moore connects with people in ways that are deeply inspiring and transformative. He has co-authored seven books and more than 160 publications, secured nearly $40 million in funding, and delivered more than 200 scholarly presentations globally.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Since 2018, the graduation rate for Latine/x students has increased from 24% to 34%. Dr. Lynn Mahoney “We have been tracking the effectiveness of numerous programs, including peer mentoring and learning communities as well as student progress to graduation,” says SFSU president Dr. Lynn Mahoney.

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Student Success in STEM

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In 2018, according to the Pew Research Center, Black students earned just 7% of STEM bachelors degrees, compared to their 10% share of all bachelors degrees and 12% representation in the adult population. These initiatives not only enhance learning but also connect students with mentors and peers who share similar interests.

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A Scholar Who is ‘Extending the Hand as He Climbs’

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But PSU’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) cultural groups helped him become acquainted with research, and, in 2018, he received an internship with the National Science Foundation’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). “It was very isolating, a culture shock for sure,” says Delgado.

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Cal Poly Pomona President Dr. Soraya M. Coley Named Winner of ACE's Donna Shavlik Award

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list since 2018. “I I have benefitted greatly from having mentors, and I pay that forward when I can,” Coley said. “I I owe gratitude to my mentors and supporters, especially those who saw potential in me that I never imagined. She has also been on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “LA500 – The Most Influential People in L.A”

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